by Richard Schulman After December 7, 1941 (Pearl Harbor Day), Americans resolved that such a devastating surprise attack would never be allowed to happen again. Three generations later, that avowal had become forgotten. The surprise attack of 12/7 was followed by the no less deadly surprise attack of 9/11. Therefore, on this day of remembrance, […]
Our military and intelligence establishment is not using its tax dollars well
The most important opinion piece published today is by Angelo Codevilla and addresses the disturbing reality of how poorly our military and intelligence establishment are performing relative to the taxpayer dollars Washington has been throwing their way. He concludes: It behooves all Americans, but especially those on the right, no longer to pretend that the […]
Wed-Sun (2/7-11/2018) Cash-starved military gets funds but budget deal shows high cost of bipartisanship
The Washington Times, as they say, nails it: “Budget deal shows high cost of bipartisanship. Few things produce bipartisanship more than spending other people’s money.” The newspaper continues: This week’s deal to add $320 billion to the deficit over the next 20 months and set the stage for $1.8 trillion more in deficits over the […]
Immigration fight: US to be Founders’ constitutional republic or Democrats’ Brave New World welfare state?
In a previous Founders Broadsheet we outlined the contours of what we consider a good US immigration policy would look like. We said that among the qualifications that should be demanded of permanent residents eligible to become citizens would be a “cultural background likely to adapt well to life in the US and its laws” […]